TOP COP REMEMBERED

TRIBUTES flooded in retired top cop Major-General André Lincoln after his death on Friday at the age of 63.

- BY MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

Lincoln was a veteran crime fighter, former head of the Western Cape AntiGang Unit and in the 1990s was part of President Nelson Mandela’s bodyguard.

Lincoln spent nearly four decades in the South African Police Service (SAPS), where he led several high-profile crime-fighting initiatives, most notably in communities affected by gang violence across the Cape Flats.

As head of the Anti-Gang Unit (AGU), he spearheaded efforts to dismantle organised criminal networks, working closely with residents and community leaders to restore trust in law enforcement.